Children's Books by Authors and Illustrators of Color

"We assume whiteness is the default because whiteness, historically, has been the default. This is one of the many reasons diverse representation matters so much. We need to change the default." —Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist, Hunger, Difficult Women, and An Untamed State, from an interview with The Rumpus

These picture and board books are geared towards children ages newborn to eight, depending on reading level.